AMVCA: Roselyn Ngissah and Akwaaba Magic shows score nominations for Ghana

It’s been a fantastic year for Africa’s vibrant entertainment industry. From movies and series to documentaries and thumb-stopping social media content, our talent in West, East and Southern Africa has risen to the occasion both in front of camera and behind – and now, it’s time to give them their well-deserved accolades.

Our ninth Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards judging panel led by this year’s Head Judge; film director, producer, and writer Femi Odugbemi, has given these industry leaders the nod for their stellar work. In no order, here are your AMVCA 9 nominees.

VOTING CATEGORIES

BEST UNSCRIPTED ORIGINAL

• Come Play Naija
• Off Air with Gbemi & Tools
• Judging Matters
• Rock That Aisle Again
• Sankofa
• Kan-See-Me
• King Bugar

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES

MoniePoint

• Unmarried
• Ricordi
• The Rishantes
• To Have and To Hold
• Accra Medic
• Dirty Laundry
• Njila
• Pete
• Junior Drama Club
• A Infiltrada
• Pazia

BEST ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES

• Flatmates
• The Johnsons
• My Siblings and I
• Co-Habits
• RSM
• Uncle Limbani
• Mussulando
• Njoro Wa Uba
• Popi
• The Return Of Original Comedy

BEST ORIGINAL TELENOVELA

Moniepoint

• Itura
• Covenant
• Huba
• Dede
• Prestige
• Salem
• Mahinga
• Mpali
• Maida

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Pepsi  

• Anikulapo      Bimbo Ademoye
• Flawsome      Ini Dima-Okojie
• Ile Owo           Immaculata Oko Kasum
• Man of God  Osas Ighodaro
• Flawsome      Enado Odigie
• The Planters Plantation        Nimo Loveline
• Strained         Queen Nwokoye
• Shanty Town  Nse Ikpe-Etim
• Shanty Town  Ini Edo
• Wura   Scarlet Gomez

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY/TV SERIES

Onga – Promasidor 

• Battle On Buka Street          Mercy Johnson
• Battle On Buka Street          Funke Akindele
• Red Carpet   Rosely Ngissah
• Passport         Mercy Johnson Okojie
• Selina  Bimbo Ademoye
• Visa On Arrival          Albert Oluwatoyin
• Married To Work        Grace Wacuka

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Twisco – Promosidor              

• The Razz Guy Nosa Afolabi
• Inside Life       Samuel Perry ‘Broda Shaggi’
• Unintentional Kunle Idowu
• Inside Life       Adokiye Horsfall ‘Romeo_WJ’
• Battle On Buka Street          Nkem Owoh
• Survivors         Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi)
• Just Friends    Charles Etubiebi
• City Hustler    Charles Inojie
• Aki & PawPaw           Chinedu Ikedieze
• Inside Life       Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Indomie        

• Shanty Town  Chidi Mokeme
• The Trade       Blossom Chukwujekwu
• All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White            Tope Tedela
• King of Thieves (Agesinkole)           Femi Adebayo
• Black Mail      O.C. Ukeje
• Tembele         Nkakalukanyi Patriq
• Kofa    Daniel Etim-Effiong
• Choke     Chimezie Imo
• Brotherhood  Tobi Bakre
• Four Four Forty Four  Ruchard Mofe Damijo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)

Supa Komando       

• County 49      James Webbo
• Anikulapo      Yinka Quadri
• The Razz Guy Bucci Franklin
• Anikulapo      Taiwo Hassan
• Brotherhood  OC Ukeje
• Gacal Abdisattar Ahmed
• Bedroom Chains       Jeffroberts Walusimbi

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Indomie        

• On Your Own Ivie Okujaye
• Brotherhood  Toni Tones
• Anikulapo      Sola Sobowale
• Love In A Pandemic Teniola Aladese
• Four Four Forty Four  Efe Irele
• Kofa    Gina Castel

BEST ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR

Zagg  

• Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale)   Tee Kuro
• Husband’s Side Chick          Steve Chuks
• My Sweet Mother Inlaw       Isbae U
• VIP Bathroom            Abiola
• Back From the Future           Elozonam & Kiekie
• Quick Pronunciations           Kenzy Udosen
• Soldiers at War (Compilation)        Oluwadolarz & Abayomi Alvin
• The Activist    Edem Victor
• Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson      Adeaga Bukunmi
• Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion            Bimbo Ademoye

BEST SHORT FILM OR ONLINE VIDEO

MTN    

• Teniola Zara King      Teju’s Tale
• Nkem Nwaturuocha The Song Maiden
• Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali      Sixteen Rounds
• Victor Onwudiwe & Goodnews
• Erico Isika       Away
• Adeoye Adetunji      Pa Aromire
• Gbenga Salu Convictus
• Uzoamaka Aniunoh Love Language

NON-VOTING CATEGORIES

BEST WRITER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES          

• The Trade       Jade Osiberu
• Kanaani         Tunde Apalowo & Jeffery Musa David
• Diiche Episode 5       Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet & Victor Aghahowa
• Battle On Buka Street          Funke Akindele, Jack’enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo & Jemine Edukugho
• King of Thieves (Agesinkole)           Yinka Laoye
• Choke Uche Ateli
• Anikulapo      Sola Dada

BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE OR TV SERIES)           

• Brotherhood  Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri
• Crime & Justice        Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije
• King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Wale Adeleke
• Battle On Buka Street          Olatunji Afolayan
• Shanty Town  Olalekan Isiaka
• Almajiri           Toka Mcbaror
• Diiche Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES           

• Crime & Justice        Francis Wanyahdeh
• Brotherhood  Mathew Yusuf
• Anikulapo      Lanre Omofaiye
• Shanty Town  Walter Odhiambo
• Ile Owo           Ismail Adewunmi
• Four Four Forty Four  Muri Salami
• Diiche Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere
• Real Housewives Of Lagos  Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere
• Tarella Godwin Lawal
• Flawsome      Segun Adeleke

BEST DOCUMENTARY

2Sure  

• Awaiting Trial Chude Jideowo
• 100 Of Us        Best Okoduwa
• Truck Blind Spot         Nathaniel George
• Green: The Amazons           Charles F. Solomon, Oluchi Nsofor, Aaron Olayemi & Famous Odion
• Nigeria: The Debut   Nora Awolowo
• Way to the Top         Charles F. Solomon
• Baby Blues     Nora Awolowo

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: SWAHILI   

• Safari  Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin
• Barakatatu    Malcom Hamisi
• Click Click Bang       Philip Karanja Njenga
• Frida   Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi
• Mpiganaji      Daniel Manege
• Dau     Freddy Feruzi
• Mvanmizi (The Intruder)       Wilson Nkya

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: YORUBA  

• Anikulapo      Kunle Afolayan
• Ogeere          Ololade Tijani-Ebong
• Abebi Seranko Seniyan       Funmi Bank Anthony & Abdullahi Abdulrasaq
• Mr Raji Okusanya Bayonle Samson
• Morenikeji      Karamot Adeboye

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: HAUSA     

• Aisha  Abubakar Bashir Maishadda
• Kwana Casa’In         Evans Ejiogu
• Lulu Da A       Ty Shaban
• Guzama         Nancy Yiljep

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE OR TV SERIES: IGBO

• Amstel Malta
• Ifediche          Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe & Ben Cassie
• The Bride Price (Imego)       Trinity Ugonabo
• Uhuruchi         Victor Iyke
• Ijeoma            Shileola A. Ibironke
• Ego Mbute     Shileola A. Ibironke

BEST SOUNDTRACK IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES

Amstel Malta

• Anikulapo      Kent Edunjobi
• King of Thieves (Agesinkole)           Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro
• Shanty Town  Jaysynths & Hotkid
• Black Mail      Joel Christian Goffin
• Battle On Buka Street          Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro & Adam Songbird
• Obara’ M       Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum
• L.I.F.E.  Abiola Olayinka & Habeeb Adebayo

BEST PICTURE EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES       

• Brotherhood  Martini Akande
• Crime & Justice        Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom
• Anikulapo      Temitope Folarin
• Ile Owo           Adio Solanke
• King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Sanjo Adegoke
• Tembele         Kimera Paul
• Diiche Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun
• Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper    Steve Sodiya
• Battle On Buka Street          Valentine Chukwuma

BEST SOUND EDITOR IN MOVIE OR TV SERIES        

• Shanty Town  Kolade Kayode Morakinyo
• Ile Owo           Dare Olaitan & Adio Solanke
• Battle On Buka Street          Kolade Morakinyo & Pius Fatoke
• Black Mail      Shiloh Godson
• Anikulapo      Anu Afolayan
• Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper    Kazeem Agboola
• Obara’ M       Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum
• Bedroom Chains       Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa
• The Set Up 2  Grey Jones
• Click Click Bang       Fredrick Karumba

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

TECNO           

• Crime & Justice        Yinka Edward
• Tembele         Ekuka Ishaq
• Shanty Town  Jonathan Kovel
• Brotherhood  Loukman Ali
• Diiche Charles Oleghe
• Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper    Idowu Adedapo
• Real Housewives Of Lagos  Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde
• Anikulapo      Jonathan Kovel
• Flawsome      Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views)
• Jolly Roger     Paul Gambit

BEST DIRECTOR

Close Up       

• Black Mail      Obi Emelonye
• Anikulapo      Kunle Afolayan
• All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White            Babatunde Apalowo
• Brotherhood  Loukman Ali
• Shanty Town  Dimeji Ajibola
• Tembele         Mugisha Herbert Morris
• King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)          Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo
• The Trade       Jade Osiberu
• Man Of God  Bolanle Austen-Peters
• Diiche Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo & James Omokwe

BEST MAKEUP ARTIST MOVIE OR TV SERIES

• Anikulapo      Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
• Shanty Town  Maryam Ndukwe & Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
• King of Thieves (Agesinkole)           Francisca Otaigbe
• The Trade       Carina SFX
• Tarella Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni
• Ile Owo           Feyzo Artistry
• Battle On Buka Street          Hakeem Effects Onilogbo & Jemila Sedik

BEST MOVIE EAST AFRICA   

• Click Click Bang       Philip Karanja Njenga
• Karamoja       Eleanor Nwabiso
• Bedroom Chains       Hassan Mageye
• Baba Twins    Lucy Mwangi
• Married To Work        Nadira Shakur
• Dial M For Maya       Gashumba Emmanuel
• Tembele         Mugisha Herbert Morris
• Gacal Omar Hamza
• Mvamizi (The Intruder)         Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani
• Frida   Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi
• BEST MOVIE SOUTHERN AFRICA     
• Silver Lining    Emmanuel Mwape
• Jewel  Elvis Chucks
• Ke Bona Spoko         Leburugraphy

MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY

Amstel Malta

• Leaked          
• Revisit
• Stinger           
• Cheza
• A Quiet Intruder       
• Strings

BEST MOVIE WEST AFRICA

Quickteller    

• Four Four Forty Four  Winifred Mena Ajakpovi
• Anikulapo      Kunle Afolayan
• Kanaani         Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV
• Obara’ M       Kayode Kasum
• Choke Chris Odeh
• Brotherhood  Jade Osiberu
• Red Carpet   Samira Yakubu

BEST TELEVISION SERIES

Verve

• Crime & Justice        Yinka Edward
• Diiche James Omokwe
• The Plan         Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa
• When are we getting married       Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum
• Visa On Arrival Season 1      Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki
• Real Housewives of Lagos   Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade
• Single Kiasi     Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson
• Flawsome      Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe
• County 49      Millicent Ogutu
• Game On Season 2 Vincent Nwachukwu

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER MOVIE/TV SERIES

Zagg

• Four Four Forty Four  Millicent Jack
• Brotherhood  Ezugworie Franca
• Man of God  Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede
• Anikulapo      Toyin Ogundeji
• The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode Adeola Art-Alade
• Shanty Town  Bunmi Fashina, Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April
• Nnewi The Land of Gold      Kingsley Okoye Rex

BEST OVERALL MOVIE

Amstel Malta

• Anikulapo   Kunle Afolayan
• Battle On Buka Street      Funke Akindele
• Brotherhood      Jade Osiberu
• King Of Thieves (Agesinkole)       Femi Adebayo
• Four Four Forty Four     Winfred Mena-Ajakpovi
• Ile Owo     Kayode Kasum
• Tembele     Mugisha Herbet Morris

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